How does switching to Green Power help the environment?
Switching to accredited GreenPower reduces Australia’s greenhouse emissions by increasing the proportion of renewable energy in our electricity supply. Electricity accounts for approximately 35% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Our electricity is among the most greenhouse intensive in the world, which means that we emit more greenhouse gases than most countries in Europe per unit of electricity that we use. This is mainly because of our reliance on coal. As renewable energy has close to zero greenhouse gases, purchasing GreenPower contributes to changing the greenhouse intensity of our power supply.
